Progressive election firm Elias Law Group on Tuesday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider a new congressional map for the Badger State, pointing to the high court's decision last month that threw out Wisconsin's state legislative map. requested.
Last month, Democrats scored a major victory when the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with a 4-3 liberal majority, threw out the state's current legislative map and required new boundaries to be drawn.
Tuesday's filing, which seeks to redo the Legislature's policy, comes just months before the state's primary election scheduled for Aug. 13 in one of the nation's few battleground states.
The lawyers said in a filing that the court's decision last month to throw out the state House map “makes the current Congressional map lawless in the most literal sense,” and that the court should make “minimal changes.” Discuss opinions about, point out, and argue. The court's decision in 2021 made minimal changes to the state's current map compared to a decade ago. According to Wisconsin Public Radio.
Liberal-leaning Wisconsin court I wrote it last month “As demonstrated through the course of the Johnson case, 'minimal change' is not practicable in practice. Therefore, we support Johnson I, Johnson II, and Johnson III, which mandate a minimal change approach. section will be disabled.”
“By overturning the 'minimal changes' approach that justified the map's adoption, the map no longer has any basis in Wisconsin zoning law or precedent,” the attorneys wrote. It said in a filing Tuesday. He claims the current map is “crude”.
The lawyers also said that the current Congressional map “suffers from significant partisan inequities,” and that adopting “minimal changes” would be “an abdication of this court's duty of independent judgment.” “This violates the principle of separation of powers.”
The filing asked the state Supreme Court to allow both parties to propose a new set of congressional maps for consideration.
“Wisconsin's legislative map currently has no basis in Wisconsin law or precedent, and we must immediately restart the remediation process to adopt a new legal map,” said Abha Khanna, Partner at Elias Law Group. said in a statement.
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The development comes less than a year after liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz won a special election to fill a vacancy on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, giving liberals a majority on the state court. It was the first time in 15 years.
Protasiewicz came under intense scrutiny before last April's election when he said the maps were “rigged,” but he was not sure what he and his Republican opponents thought about potential lawsuits during the campaign. He explained how he would make the decision.
Wisconsin has two Democrats and six Republicans in the House, but the possibility of ordering new maps could affect Republican control of some seats. . It also coincides with a key presidential year, with both parties eyeing Wisconsin as one of the states vying for the White House.
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